Tier 3
The season is over and the draft is coming up. What do you bring to a team, and why should a team choose to take a chance on you next season?
One thing that I believe I can bring to a team that you may not here a lot about is humility. I’m extremely humble about who I am and what I bring to the football field. Because of my size I know I can’t go up and beat two tall defenders on a contested catch like a 6”5 receiver can. That is not my game. What I can bring to the table is incredible speed, quickness, and razor-sharp route running. I use my speed to my advantage in my routes. I don’t care how tall or lengthy a defender is, if he can’t keep his feet underneath him when guarding me then I will burn him all day long. Another thing I take tremendous pride in is my hands. I don’t like dropping passes – at all. I will stay hours after practice with the jug machine just working on my hands. Which highlights another thing I am really big on – work ethic. I strive to be a better player and person every single day. If I haven’t made a positive impact on or off the field that day, then that day is a failure to me. “Strive for greatness, big or small” is a key motto of mine.
Your team has announced that they will be laying ground on a new stadium next season. What additions would you like to see included in it. Graphic Option: Create a field / stadium design for your team.
While I don’t have a team yet, I can think of a few cool ideas for my dream stadium. First of all, it needs to have the most technologically advanced video boards that money can buy. And not just one or two big ones, but many of them all across the stadium. I also think it’d be incredibly cool to have video projection on the roof of the stadium, similar to a few setups that we are currently seeing today. A big must-have is great wi-fi service in the stadium. There’s nothing worse than a fancy stadium with poor internet service. I want our fans to be able to broadcast and share our victories instantly across the world. As for the players, I’d want a decked out locker room. A game room, a spa and pool area, and really cool lockers as well. Each locker would be personally customized for that player. There would be built in TVs and a gaming console as well. Another big addition would be a really fun fan area where the fans have the ultimate experience. Similar to the locker room, it would be decked out with a game area, a family zone, a bar, a restaurant, and all sorts of other amenities.
Imagine your current position was not available to be picked when you created your player. What other position would you have picked, and why?
Besides WR, I was really split between creating a QB or HB. After thinking about it, I realized QB would not be the best option for a brand new player as there is only one starting QB for each team and the competition would be very steep. I would have to commit a lot of time and effort to really go far with that, and as a newbie that might be a bit too much to start off with. I almost created a HB but I also realized it would be a similar situation as with the QB conundrum. There can only be 1 or 2 HBs on the field at once, and a HB room is usually carrying around 4 guys or so. The competition and real-life effort would be daunting for a newbie like me. With that said, due to my player’s size and speed, he could definitely play HB if needed. He has the natural field vision and the shiftiness to make defenders miss. He would be a lethal thread out of the backfield as well with his hands and route running ability. He could also potentially play on the opposite side of the ball as a corner, but I think his instincts lend themselves better to the offensive side of the ball.
Football is a game that has been going on for a while, loved by fans all over. But what if you were able to make some rule changes? Talk us through your new version of football, and what would be different and why.
There would be a few interesting changes that I would make, personally. Even though I’m an offensive player, I do feel as though modern football has really crippled how defenders play the game. I would try to find a good balance between the old-school and new-school rules. Defenders should be able to hit QBs and WRs without worrying about a penalty or an ejection all of the time. Pass interference has also become a bit ridiculous over time as well. You should be able to hand-fight more going down the field, as long as you aren’t pulling down receivers or something very blatant. On the offensive side of the ball, I do think HBs should be called for facemasks way more often. It simply isn’t fair that they can grab and throw down defenders by the facemask, but the opposite results in a penalty. Another interesting change would be to get rid of the extra point. It almost serves no purpose as most are basically automatic. I do away with it and have the offense go for two every single time. I could see that resulting in some really thrilling game enders. I also much prefer the college overtime rules over the professional version, and would like to see that implemented on all levels of the game.
The season is over and the draft is coming up. What do you bring to a team, and why should a team choose to take a chance on you next season?
One thing that I believe I can bring to a team that you may not here a lot about is humility. I’m extremely humble about who I am and what I bring to the football field. Because of my size I know I can’t go up and beat two tall defenders on a contested catch like a 6”5 receiver can. That is not my game. What I can bring to the table is incredible speed, quickness, and razor-sharp route running. I use my speed to my advantage in my routes. I don’t care how tall or lengthy a defender is, if he can’t keep his feet underneath him when guarding me then I will burn him all day long. Another thing I take tremendous pride in is my hands. I don’t like dropping passes – at all. I will stay hours after practice with the jug machine just working on my hands. Which highlights another thing I am really big on – work ethic. I strive to be a better player and person every single day. If I haven’t made a positive impact on or off the field that day, then that day is a failure to me. “Strive for greatness, big or small” is a key motto of mine.
Your team has announced that they will be laying ground on a new stadium next season. What additions would you like to see included in it. Graphic Option: Create a field / stadium design for your team.
While I don’t have a team yet, I can think of a few cool ideas for my dream stadium. First of all, it needs to have the most technologically advanced video boards that money can buy. And not just one or two big ones, but many of them all across the stadium. I also think it’d be incredibly cool to have video projection on the roof of the stadium, similar to a few setups that we are currently seeing today. A big must-have is great wi-fi service in the stadium. There’s nothing worse than a fancy stadium with poor internet service. I want our fans to be able to broadcast and share our victories instantly across the world. As for the players, I’d want a decked out locker room. A game room, a spa and pool area, and really cool lockers as well. Each locker would be personally customized for that player. There would be built in TVs and a gaming console as well. Another big addition would be a really fun fan area where the fans have the ultimate experience. Similar to the locker room, it would be decked out with a game area, a family zone, a bar, a restaurant, and all sorts of other amenities.
Imagine your current position was not available to be picked when you created your player. What other position would you have picked, and why?
Besides WR, I was really split between creating a QB or HB. After thinking about it, I realized QB would not be the best option for a brand new player as there is only one starting QB for each team and the competition would be very steep. I would have to commit a lot of time and effort to really go far with that, and as a newbie that might be a bit too much to start off with. I almost created a HB but I also realized it would be a similar situation as with the QB conundrum. There can only be 1 or 2 HBs on the field at once, and a HB room is usually carrying around 4 guys or so. The competition and real-life effort would be daunting for a newbie like me. With that said, due to my player’s size and speed, he could definitely play HB if needed. He has the natural field vision and the shiftiness to make defenders miss. He would be a lethal thread out of the backfield as well with his hands and route running ability. He could also potentially play on the opposite side of the ball as a corner, but I think his instincts lend themselves better to the offensive side of the ball.
Football is a game that has been going on for a while, loved by fans all over. But what if you were able to make some rule changes? Talk us through your new version of football, and what would be different and why.
There would be a few interesting changes that I would make, personally. Even though I’m an offensive player, I do feel as though modern football has really crippled how defenders play the game. I would try to find a good balance between the old-school and new-school rules. Defenders should be able to hit QBs and WRs without worrying about a penalty or an ejection all of the time. Pass interference has also become a bit ridiculous over time as well. You should be able to hand-fight more going down the field, as long as you aren’t pulling down receivers or something very blatant. On the offensive side of the ball, I do think HBs should be called for facemasks way more often. It simply isn’t fair that they can grab and throw down defenders by the facemask, but the opposite results in a penalty. Another interesting change would be to get rid of the extra point. It almost serves no purpose as most are basically automatic. I do away with it and have the offense go for two every single time. I could see that resulting in some really thrilling game enders. I also much prefer the college overtime rules over the professional version, and would like to see that implemented on all levels of the game.